Sr. Data Scientist, Tvscientific

Pinterest Pinterest · Consumer · San Francisco, CA · tvScientific

This role is for a Sr. Data Scientist at Pinterest's tvScientific platform, focusing on optimizing CTV advertising campaigns using data science and ML. The role involves writing production code, designing and analyzing experiments, creating reporting tools, and translating insights into product features. While AI is used to improve speed and quality, the emphasis is on the application of ML fundamentals and rigorous evaluation of AI-assisted work within a product context.

What you'd actually do

  1. Write production code in Python.
  2. Design, launch, and analyze experiments to optimize ad campaigns.
  3. Create reporting and analytics tools for the Data Science Team's customers.
  4. Translate insights from reporting tools into tvScientific's Data Science Product.

Skills

Required

  • Python
  • Statistics
  • Machine Learning fundamentals
  • Experiment design and analysis
  • Data analysis
  • Product translation

Nice to have

  • Scala
  • Apache Spark
  • Apache Beam
  • AWS Athena
  • Adtech experience
  • CTV experience
  • Teaching experience

What the JD emphasized

  • Ability to write and review production-level code in Python.
  • Strong statistics and ML fundamentals.
  • Desire to work in a fast-growing environment—comfortable with ambiguity, ownership, scaling new products, and an experimental, iterative development process.
  • Experience defining and measuring the utility of new reporting and analytics tools.
  • Ability to quickly translate between DS Analytics & DS Product team.
  • Strong track record of providing high-quality service to the DS team’s customers/stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated ability to use AI to improve speed and quality in your day-to-day workflow for relevant outputs
  • Strong track record of critical evaluation and verification of AI-assisted work (e.g., testing, source-checking, data validation, peer review)
  • High integrity and ownership: you protect sensitive data, avoid over-reliance on AI, and remain accountable for final decisions and deliverables

Other signals

  • AI is a powerful partner that augments our creativity and amplifies our impact
  • Leverage massive data and cutting-edge science to automate and optimize TV advertising
  • Translate insights from reporting tools into tvScientific's Data Science Product